S "FIRST AT
4" STARTS NOW!
>> Karen: HURRICANE IRMA ROARING
THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN RIPPING
THROUGH THE ISLANDS WITH HEAVY
RAIN AND HOWLING WINDS.
THIS VIDEO CAPTURED IN ST.
MARTIN AS THE SORMS MARCH TOWARD
WARNINGS ARE DIRE.
>> THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
WE CAN REBUILD HOMES.
WE CAN'T REBUILD YOUR FAMILY.
>> Karen: IRMA IS THE MOST
RECORDED HISTORY.
THIS CATEGORY 5 STORM IS
MASSIVE.
SPACE.
OUR TEAM COVERAGE STARTS RIGHT
NOW WITH BEN BAILEY WHO IS
TRACKING THE HURRICANE'S PATH,
AND IT'S HITTING THE ISLANDS AND
THE VIDEO IS BREATHTAKING.
>> Ben: AND LISTENING TO THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
WE'VE FINALLY GOT A RADAR EW.
AS IT NEARS PUERTO RICO, A
CLOSER LOOK ON THE RADAR AND
LOOKS AS OMINOUS THERE.
YOU SEE THE DEFINED EYEWALL AS
ISLANDS.
AS IT CONTINUES ON THIS PATH,
SAN JUAN WILL STILL BE IMPACTED.
WE CAN GET WIND SPEEDS, 21-28
MILES PER HOUR IN PUERTO RICO.
A LOT OF EQUIPMENT IN THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND
THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING
WIND SPEEDS, ST. CROIX 33 MILES
PER HOUR.
AND THE HURRICANE CENTER IS
DOING HOURLY UPDATES.
185 MILES PER HOUR, STILL A
CATEGORY 5 STORM A CONTINUE
NORTH INTO THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC.
AS OF THIS POINT, THIS IS WHERE
THE MODELS ARE STARTING TO TURN
THE STORM.
THE FORECAST TRACK HAS THIS
BARRELLING INTO MIAMI ON SUNDAY
MORNING, THERE'S A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY, PROBABLY A LOT MORE
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHERE IT WILL
GO.
IF IT CONTINUES UP THE EASTERN
SECOND LANDFALL IN THE
CAROLINAS.
WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH IT CLOSELY.
OUR KIMBERLY GILL HAS THE LATEST
ON PREPS AS THEY'RE GOING ON
DOWN IN FLORIDA.
>> Kim: AS YOU KNOW, THE HEAD OF
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT
HURRICANE IRMA COULD HAVE ON THE
FLORIDA KEYS.
THE KEYS WILL LIKELY BE THE
FIRST PART OF THE COUNTRY TO GET
HIT BY IRMA WHICH HAS ALREADY
CARIBBEAN.
IT POUNDED ST. MARTIN WITH
185-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS, MOVING
WEST TOWARD PUERTO RICO WHERE
WINDS ARE ALREADY WHIPPING UP
AND RAIN IS BEGINNING TO VAULT.
IRMA IS DUE TO HIT FLORIDA THIS
WEEKEND FROM THE SKIS IN THE
NORTH.
ALL OF FLORIDA IS PREPARING FOR
IRMA.
TOURISTS ARE LEAVING.
RESIDENTS ARE STOCKING UP ON
SUPPLIES.
SHELVES.
THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING PEOPLE
TO TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
THAT ALL FLORIDIANS KEEP AN EYE
ON THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS
STORM.
COME.
IT WILL CAUSE DEVASTATION!
GET PREPARED RIGHT NOW!
>> THEY'RE SAYING, I'M SORRY,
I'M SORRY, WE'RE DOING THE BEST
WE CAN.
WE'RE OUT OF WATER.
PEOPLE ARE PILING UP WITH
GATORADE.
THERE'S BEER AND WINE.
>> Kim: THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE
ALL 6,000 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS
ON DUTY BY FRIDAY WHEN IRMA IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE STATE
OF FLORIDA.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAID HIS ADMINISTRATION IS
CLOSELY WATCHING THE HURRICANE
HAPPENS.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE
SOMETHING THAT COULD NOT BE
GOOD.
I'LL BE BACK AT 5:00 AS WE
CONTINUE TO TRACK THIS VERY
POWERFUL STORM.
FOR NOW, BACK TO YOU.
>> Karen: THANK YOU, KIM,
APPRECIATE THAT.
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